"very new well reviewed fitness watch."I wouldn't go that far. I had one, …"very new well reviewed fitness watch."I wouldn't go that far. I had one, and reviews on Amazon seem to reflect this, that it's got a weak battery and the firmware, as is usual for Garmin, is unstable.Still, voted hot for the price. Same price on Amazon as well for those with vouchers/prime etc.

I really like my Garmin watches and all previous ones (I have the Fenix 5s Sapphire) but it really is true what they say, ‘never buy a Garmin within the first 6 months of launch’. They seem to come out with beta software every single time and take a while to fix them - I had a Fenix 5 at launch, I couldn’t wait for it to arrive, would not stay connected to my phone if I came out of the phone app. 920XT before that, rebooted during activities.

"very new well reviewed fitness watch."I wouldn't go that far. I had one, …"very new well reviewed fitness watch."I wouldn't go that far. I had one, and reviews on Amazon seem to reflect this, that it's got a weak battery and the firmware, as is usual for Garmin, is unstable.Still, voted hot for the price. Same price on Amazon as well for those with vouchers/prime etc.

Weak battery? 7 days is weak for a smart watch? So what are we calling the day or two you get from an ionic or Apple watch?

Weak battery? 7 days is weak for a smart watch? So what are we calling the …Weak battery? 7 days is weak for a smart watch? So what are we calling the day or two you get from an ionic or Apple watch?

The Fenix 5 range will go 3-4 weeks off a single charge. It’s one of the main reasons I chose this over the Apple Watch which I had long before but got fed up of charging daily (and the £25-30 replacement cables), the slow apps (and you look like an idiot waiting for it to do things rather than just doing it on your phone) and the fact that it’s kind of positioned as a fitness watch for people who aren’t really into fitness but want to look like they are.

If you can deal with being Garmin’s beta tester, then this is a great purchase now